Three Policemen, One Child Killed in an Attack in Pakistan

Three Policemen, One Child Killed in an Attack in Pakistan

Three Policemen, One Child Killed in an Attack in Pakistan

Islamabad, July 22 (Prensa Latina) A child and three Pakistani policemen were killed after their vehicle was shot by armed men in Karachi city, the epicenter of a military operation to fight organized crime and radical groups, today reported security sources.

An official of that body told Geo News that the attack took place last night in Korangi neighborhood when motorcycle attackers opened fire on the van.

In early June, four police officers were killed in a similar incident in Karachi. The extremist formations Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and Ansarul Shariah Pakistan claimed responsibility for the action.

In September 2013, the army began a massive operation in the country's most populous city, with about 20 million inhabitants.

According to the authorities, since the beginning of the campaign the murders in the city have been reduced by 70 percent, extortion cases by 85 percent and kidnapping by 90 percent.

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Three Policemen, One Child Killed in an Attack in Pakistan

Islamabad, July 22 (Prensa Latina) A child and three Pakistani policemen were killed after their vehicle was shot by armed men in Karachi city, the epicenter of a military operation to fight organized crime and radical groups, today reported security sources.

An official of that body told Geo News that the attack took place last night in Korangi neighborhood when motorcycle attackers opened fire on the van.

In early June, four police officers were killed in a similar incident in Karachi. The extremist formations Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and Ansarul Shariah Pakistan claimed responsibility for the action.

In September 2013, the army began a massive operation in the country's most populous city, with about 20 million inhabitants.

According to the authorities, since the beginning of the campaign the murders in the city have been reduced by 70 percent, extortion cases by 85 percent and kidnapping by 90 percent.